Sanitation workers being felicitated during ‘Arpana’ programme at Rajaji Park in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 157th birth anniversary, ‘Arpana’, a special programme organised by Swachh Mangaluru Prathisthana—an initiative inspired and guided by Ramakrishna Math—was held at Rajaji Park on Friday, in front of Town Hall, Mangaluru, to honour sanitation…

Mangaluru: Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) honorary president BK Venkatesh Prasad has urged the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (Muda) to allot around 50 acres for the promotion and development of cricket in Mangaluru.“KSCA is ready to invest on infrastructure and for the development of the game in the district. Towards this direction, we seek your…

Change of Guard: he entrance to the reserved and unreserved ticket-booking building at Mangaluru Central Railway Station displays the South Western Railway name following the transfer of the Mangaluru railway area from Southern Railway Thursday Mangaluru: Following the transfer of the Mangaluru railway area from Palakkad division to Mysuru division with effect from midnight, Mysuru…

Image for representation only Mangaluru: Barke police have registered an FIR against a 22-year-old candidate for allegedly submitting forged documents during the Karnataka State Police recruitment process. Police registered the case on Sep 28 based on a complaint by Prakash Rudrappa Hoovin, 49, an assistant administrative officer in the SP’s office in Dakshina Kannada. According…

‘Swachha Unnathi’ programme for sanitation workers from various gram panchayats in Bantwal taluk held at the material recovery facility in Narikombu gram panchayat Wednesday Mangaluru: A special ‘Swachha Unnathi’ programme for sanitation workers from various gram panchayats in Bantwal taluk was held at the material recovery facility (MRF) in Narikombu gram panchayat Wednesday.The programme was…

Residents of Manila village in Bantwal taluk attend an awareness programme on dementia recently Mangaluru: Forgetting where one has kept the keys may be normal, but forgetting what the keys are used for could be an early warning sign of dementia, residents of Manila village in Bantwal taluk were told at an awareness programme held…

Mangaluru: Musician and teacher Charles Maurice Dmello of Kudupu has been selected for the International Music Day honour instituted by Mandd Sobhann in association with Sumell.The award will be presented by Leo Rodrigues, NRI businessman and president of the Abu Dhabi Konkani Cultural Organization, at Kalaangann, Shaktinagar, on Oct 4.The ceremony will be followed by…

Mangaluru: Mangalore University (MU) has tightened norms for enrolment of PhD research guides under its revised PhD Regulations 2026, restricting recognition to eligible permanent faculty from govt colleges. The decision was announced during the Academic Council 2026-27 meeting held on Tuesday.The move follows the state higher education department’s rejection of the university’s earlier proposal to…

Mangaluru: The II additional district and sessions court sentenced five persons in connection with the 2015 murder of Madoor Yusuf inside the district prison to life imprisonment on Thursday. The court on Monday had found Lithesh Poojary, a resident of Soorinje, Shobharaj alias Shobhi, of Madhya, Surathkal, Yuvaraj of Shibaroor, Pradeep from Ulayibettu, and Umesh…

Bengaluru/Udupi: The state govt is considering a proposal to significantly increase the penalty imposed on illegal fishing by boats from other states within Karnataka’s maritime boundaries. The issue was discussed in a meeting of Udupi district MLAs and officials chaired by food, civil supplies and consumer affairs minister Rizwan Arshad here at Vidhana Soudha on…